| Coordinates: | 50.433, -3.813 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 71 60 |
| Population: | 2,559 |
| Dialling code: | 01364 (Ashburton) |
South Brent sits on the southern edge of Dartmoor in the South Hams district of Devon, England, where rolling farmland meets granite moorland. The settlement combines traditional stone buildings and Victorian-era growth, with a history rooted in farming and the rural trades of the moorland fringe; its position makes it a convenient base for walkers and anyone wanting easy access to Dartmoor scenery.
Locally there are pubs, shops, a primary school, a parish church and an active village hall, and community clubs and events help sustain a lively social life. The economy blends agriculture and small businesses with tourism and commuting to nearby centres such as Plymouth, while conservation and access to open countryside remain important to residents and visitors alike.
Postcode districts covering South Brent
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Exeter 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Torquay 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Paignton 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Newton Abbot 11 miles17.7 km
- Exmouth 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Teignmouth 16.2 miles26 km
- Brixham 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Saltash 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Tavistock 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Ivybridge 5.6 miles9 km
- Kingsteignton 12.7 miles20.5 km
Neighbouring places
- South Brent Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Dean Prior Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Rattery Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- North Huish Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Harberton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Buckfastleigh Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Bittaford Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Ugborough Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Diptford Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- West Buckfastleigh Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Buckfast Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Dartington Built-up area 4.6 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in South Brent
TQ10 9RA, TQ10 9AD, TQ10 9BQ, TQ10 9DF, TQ10 9BB, TQ10 9AT, TQ10 9JQ, TQ10 9EF, TQ10 9JT … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 27.2 miles43.8 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 52 miles83.7 km
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Staverton Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near South Brent Ad
- Northgate House 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Bull Inn 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Dartmoor Lodge Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Royal Seven Stars Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Lavender House Hotel 6 miles9.6 km
- Dartington Hall Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Plantation House Hotel 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Smithaleigh Farm Rooms and Apartments 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in South Brent
- South Brent Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Goodrington Sands Beach 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 12 miles19.3 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Plainmoor Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 13.7 miles22.1 km